Charlie Donaldson was born in 1991 in Brisbane, where he lives and works today. Donaldson studied a Bachelor of Photography at Griffith University in Brisbane from 2009 to 2012 and returned in 2014 to Griffith University in order to complete his Honours classification. He has exhibited across a range of Brisbane cultural institutions including the Queensland Centre of Photography and MetroArts. Currently, his practice is continues ongoing research into the intersection of online systems of association and storytelling. Donaldson was twice selected as a finalist in the graduate art prize at Griffith University in 2012 and 2014, as well as a finalist in the inaugural Laundrie art prize in 2015. In 2016 he has produced a collaborative installation with Spencer Harvie at MetroArts in Brisbane, participated in a residency at Arteles in Finland, and has exhibited work at two group exhibitions. In August, Donaldson was a finalist in the Churchie national emerging art prize at the QUT Art Museum in Brisbane, and held his first solo exhibition at Cut Thumb gallery in Brisbane.
